We just did a short road trip and my girlfriend suggested I only pick three CD's for the trip...I found this to be kinda fun thinking to myself
"Hmm...like the what one book would you want on a deserted island" type of thing...
So I was up for the challenge!
Probably like most people here on the forum, I've got tons and tons of music to choose from...but I wanted to get something that SHE would also come to appreciateand something that could stand the "test of time" so I had to think about this one....
Here's what I picked...

Great avatar, by the way.
A couple of years ago, I went on a 5 week long trip overseas and tried to limit myself to ten cd's (this was before I owned an iPod). I ended up with 12, and it was fun to pick and choose. Three - that's making it nearly impossible, but I'll try.

Beastie Boys / Check Your Head - the utlimate album, in my opinion. MCA's bass playing on CYH still resonates with me more than any other recorded music, and Mike D's drumming - especially on Pass the Mic - is hellacious. Songs like Gratitude, Pow, and In 3's kill me. Bonus points for having Money Mark on the album, too. Paul's Boutique and Ill Communication were great, but I'll be the world's proudest daddy if my kids roll out of the womb dropping a few lines from So Whatcha Want.

Beach Boys / Pet Sounds - cliche, yes, but who cares. It rules. It ruled when I was eight years old, and it rules now. All the cool Hal Blaine drums, the bass playing - including the great Carol Kaye - and of course the amazing melodies. Never gets old or tired sounding. A genius at the peak of this talents.

Neil Young / Rust Never Sleeps - Neil and Crazy Horse at their ultimate best. Thrasher can stop me dead in my tracks no matter when I hear it. Capped off by a ripping performance of Hey Hey, My My. A simple and plaintive bunch of songs that completely pierce me. I'll listen to my vinyl copy and want to play music - that's what a great album does.

Beastie boys....Check your head is an awesome album. Saw them tour that one...Great live show..they must of have 30 vintage guitars and basses with them.
The one Neil Young album I like the most is probably the one most people can't stand "Trans"...I bought the Made in Germany CD cause it has the extra track on it.

Nice choice of CD's though....I know narrrowing down to 3 is tough...I suppose I should've had it "If you only had to bring 2 Gigabytes of music with you..."

Good choices, Will. PFNO was my first BTS album and still the best to me.
Assuming I'm tagging along in the car, I'd bring
Talk Talk - Laughing Stock
The Verve - No Come Down
and the new Sean Lennon, just because it's so new and good.
And I'd have XO hidden in my backpack.

1) Wander This World - Jonny Lang (and this would be the one if I were to pick only one) I can listen to the whole album and when it gets back to track one I can do it again. Sounds GREAT. Recorded well. Mixed well. Arranged well. Played well. Favorite. Period.